Strong G3546νόμισμα

coin

Transliteration
nomisma
Pronunciation
nom'-is-mah
Morphology
Greek Noun Neuter

Definition

From G3543; what is reckoned as of value (after the Latin numisma) that is current coin: - money.

Detailed definition

νόμισμα, -τος, τό
(νομίζω), [in LXX: Est.8:36 (דָּת), Neh.7:71 R (דַּרְכְּמוֹן), 1Ma.15:6 *;]
1. that which is established by usage, a custom.

2. The current coin of a state: Mat.22:19.†
(AS)

In the Bible

Strong G3546 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • money1

First verses

  1. Matthew 22:19
    Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
νόμ-ισμα, ατος, τό,
anything sanctioned by current or established usage, custom, Ἑλληνικὸν ν. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 269, compare 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Iphigenia Taurica” 1471)]; institution, οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀνθρώποισιν οἷον ἄργυρος κακὸν ν. ἔβλαστε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Antigone” 296; θεοὶ ἡμῖν ν. οὐκ ἔστι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 248, with a play on signification 11)] (do not pass current with us).
II especially current coin, ν. κόψαι or κόψασθαι, coin money, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.56, 4.166; τἀρχαῖον ν. 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 720; ν. σύμβολον τῆς ἀλλαγῆς ἕνεκα 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Respublica” 371b, compare 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ethica Nicomachea” 1133b11, “Pol.” 1257a11, 3rd c.AD(?): Diogenes Laertius 6.20; τάλαντα νομίσματος 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 3.8; ν. ἡμεδαποῦ “IG” 12.91.4; τὸ ἐπιχώριον ν. “PCair.Zen.” 21.12 (3rd c.BC): _plural_ νομίσματα)]pieces of money, coins, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Herodianus Grammaticus 1.9.7.)]
III full legal measure, τοῦ χοῶς ἢ τῶν κοτυλῶν τὸ ν. διαλυμαίνεται [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 348.)]